Bacon Is Getting Its Own TV Series

Will, Of Course, Be A Huge Success

December 11, 2012|Jim Shea

It's not like there weren't big things going on in politics this past week, what with the fiscal cliff looming and the state deficit seemingly growing by the minute. Oh, and tea party honcho Jim DeMint leaving the Senate.

But sometimes a story that falls outside the political realm comes along that is so huge, has so many implications, and is so compelling that it demands attention. I don't think anyone will disagree that this happened last week.

Bacon is getting its own television show.

I know, I know. Took my breath away too.

Beginning Dec. 30, the Disney-owned Destination America channel will begin airing "The United States of Bacon."

The 12-episode series will follow Chef Todd Fisher as he travels across the country in search of the best bacon dishes. In the first episode he even visits a bacon happy hour.

A bacon happy hour. I mean, I have chills.

After the series is a huge success, how can it not be, I assume bacon-themed movies may be next. Remakes will be the way to go. Here are a few possibilities:

Mr. Smith Goes to Denny's

For a Few Slices More

The Maltese Pig

Butch Cassidy and the BL&T

Beauty and the Bacon Burger

Some Like It Crispy

The Loin King

The Silence of the Hogs

Frying in the Rain

Meryl Streep Ambassador To France?

OK, not Meryl Streep exactly, rather the character she played in "The Devil Wears Prada," who everyone agrees was based on Anna Wintour, the hard-charging editor-in-chief of Vogue. Not that Streep wouldn't make an excellent ambassador what with her ability to do accents and everything.

Wintour was a major supporter of President Obama's, and it is not unusual for such people to be rewarded with ambassadorships. Rumors are that Wintour is being considered as an ambassador to Great Britain or France. Don't know if Wintour has the temperament to do the diplomatic dancing, but I guarantee she has the shoes.

Say It Ain't So's Final Say

Retiring U.S. Sen. Joe (Say It Ain't So) Lieberman will be making his final speech from the Senate floor on Wednesday, in case you want to set the DVR. In an interview with the Washington Post last week, Lieberman said if he had it to do over he would probably not have attacked President Obama when he endorsed his buddy John McClain at the 2000 Republican Convention.

"Most of my speech was very positive about John McCain. There was like two or three sentences in there where I compared him to then Sen. Obama based on experience," Lieberman said "To tell you the truth, if I had it to do over again I would've left out those few sentences."

Um, you're still not going to be Secretary of Defense, Joe.

Malloy's New Ride

OK, I can see where Gov. Malloy might want to trade in his official state vehicle, a 2007 Lincoln, now that it has hit the 143K mark. But to exchange it for a Taurus? And not just any old Taurus, but a used one with 25K on it. While this may play well with the voters during tough economic times, it is also lame. Malloy is now the undisputed un-coolest governor in the country. Hope the Guv's new wheels include a cassette deck so he can listen to those KC and the Sunshine Band tapes.

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